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[bɪˈniːθ], (Adposition)
Definitions:
- extending or directly underneath
(e.g: a 2.5-mile tunnel beneath the Alps)
- at a lower level or layer than
(e.g: beneath this floor there's a cellar)
Phrases:
Origin
:
Old English binithan, bineothan, from bi (see by) + nithan, neothan ‘below’, of Germanic origin; related to nether
[bɪˈniːθ], (Adverb)
Definitions:
- extending or directly underneath something
(e.g: a house built on stilts to allow air to circulate beneath)
- at a lower level or layer
(e.g: upper layers can be removed to reveal internal parts beneath)
Phrases:
Origin
:
Old English binithan, bineothan, from bi (see by) + nithan, neothan ‘below’, of Germanic origin; related to nether
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